Lights & Shadows

"Lights and Shadows, that's all she can see. I'm sorry"
the doctor placed the forms she held in her hands on the table and looked at the woman sitting in front of her.
She wasn't young, but not too old either. Her black hair covered her face, especially her tired eyes.
The woman looked at her eight-year-old daughter, aware that her life had been shattered.
The same girl who hadn't yet understood her fate and thought she was in a dream.

Eleven years later -
Since the day the doctor told Camille and her mother that her vision might not return, Matild didn't give up and slowly let her go, allowing Camille to become more independent.
After a few months, Matild resigned from her job and started teaching Camille herself. It was hard work, but Matild wanted to take care of Camille while still believing that it was time to send her to a regular school at the age of sixteen.
At first, Camille struggled to find friends or receive help, but after a year, she met Alexander.
Alexander was an average boy, he had friends, and he was smart. Exactly the perfect boy to introduce to the parents. At first, he was also taken aback by Camille, but after they had to work together on a project in science, the two became the best of friends.

And here is Camille today, studying at the University of Paris, still living with her mother because she couldn't be completely independent, even though she spends most of her day reading by the Seine River or in cafes with Alexander.
She is fully prepared to take another step in her independent life and give her mother some rest.